Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB vs Freecom FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire

21specifications compared
7differ
14identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drive average seek time
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:9 ms
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:8.15 ms
Product colour
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:Black
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:Aluminium
Width
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:215 mm
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:144 mm
Depth
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:115 mm
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:175 mm
Height
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:30 mm
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:44 mm
Weight
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:750 g
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:950 g
Average latency
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:4.2 ms
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:4.17 ms

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Comparison of Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB, FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire
33 specifications	A Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB View product	B Freecom FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers	9 ms	8.15 ms
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Aluminium
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	215 mm	144 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	175 mm
HeightDiffers	30 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	950 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Software Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Average latencyDiffers	4.2 ms	4.17 ms
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	50000 h	50000 h
Minimum RAM	64 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II 233 Mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	200 - 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek time	0.8 ms	0.8 ms
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP MAC OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 x 310 x 140 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 x 175 x 44 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	108 pc(s)

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